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I'm not implying anything, just giving the other side of the spectrum.

There are a bunch of bad players in there but you can't incluide Matt Dodge. If you have a LB or DB or OL who is a project you can bury him among 5 or 6 others. A punter has no such luxury. Dodge was horrible and there was no place to hide or park him.

No one remembers who came in second.

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There are a bunch of bad players in there but you can't incluide Matt Dodge. If you have a LB or DB or OL who is a project you can bury him among 5 or 6 others. A punter has no such luxury. Dodge was horrible and there was no place to hide or park him.

It's easy to say that but a punter has to earn his spot just like everyone else. If he didn't show promise there would've been another guy brought in to compete. A team doesn't say, "Ok, we have a punter signed, good. Lets go with him no matter how good or bad he plays"

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I get your point, but do you keep a player that's not worth keeping just for kicks, or replace him through the draft and FA.

It doesn't make much sense to replace some of those guys when their FA counterpart wouldn't be that much of an upgrade while still costing more. Three of those guys mentioned are still viable backups on rookie contracts. And it's hard enough to choreograph the first round of the draft let alone all 8 picks to know who we're replacing.

And don't neglect roles on STs. That can be the make or break for a player on the bubble.

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Let's talk about the players that we've carried over from last season. There are a few that are obviously considered long shots, but who do you think will be on the outside of the 53 this year.

When I look at past performance and the current roster I see a few guys that have a slim chance of wearing Blue again this season:

Jim Cordle
Tyler Sash
Marvin Austin
Ryan Torain

I think Austin is given 1 more year. He could be the first high pick to be cut early due to performance. Torian I dont think makes the team. Cordle can play multiple positions, he played everywhere at Ohio State so I think he will stick. Sash is pretty good on special teams but there is 5 safeties on the roster and thats before Thomas gets added to the mix.